Dispenser package



May 12, 1959 H. KEssLER 2,886,233

" DISPENSERl PACKAGE l Filed sept. 27, 1955 United StateswPatent ODISPENSER PACKAGE Hilda Kessler, New York, N.Y. Application September27, 1955, Serial No. 536,871

2 Claims. (Cl. 229-17) The invention relates to cartons or packages forretaining and dispensing readily, as through an associated spout member,objects-specifically, cigarettes-or material 1n powder, granular or akeform.

I am aware that cartons of this general type have heretofore beenproposed; but these containers possess certain constructional objectionswhich (it is the purpose of my invention to overcome. It is an object ofmy invention, therefore, to provide from a single stamping of suitablematerial, such as a relatively stiif stock of paper or other material, ablank which is readily formable into the finished article.

A further object of the invention is to provide the carton with acaptive closure means which is an integral part of the carton and may beconveniently manipulated when it is desired to eect a withdrawal fromthe carton.

Another object of the invention is so to associate a spout, as a closuremeans, with the remainder of the carton structure that the latter willpresent a smooth, finished appearance in that the spout ts substantiallyush with and becomes a closure portion of the carton.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a constructionwhereby the spout remains at all times held to the container proper yethas its travel limited.

The invention has for an object, also, to provide a container which willadmit of removal of contents therefrom with a minimum exposure of theremaining contents to the ambient atmosphere.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container of minimumbulk and weight to enable it to fit and be carried readily within, forexample, a ladys purse, yet remaining properly sealed.

In carrying out the invention, the novel carton is constructed of asingle piece of suitable stock in providing therefrom a blank from whichthe carton is formed in conventional manner with enclosing side walls,bottom wall and end walls. The top, however, is interrupted andcomprises a pair of overlapping aps which are extensions of thecorresponding side walls but of lesser width than the same in order toprovide at one end of the carton a discharge opening in the top. Toclose this opening, normally, a tongue member extends from the end wallopposite said opening and is of a length to overlap the entire topincluding the discharge opening. It is secured in part to theoverlapping flaps extending as a spout beyond the same over the entireopening. This extending portion is provided with lateral wing portionsdesigned to t over the corresponding side walls and through respectiveslits provided therein. The said wing portions are specially designed toinsure their retention when the spout is elevated to expose the openingand contents.

The nature of the invention, however, will best be understood whendescribed in connection with the accom panying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in isometric projection `illustrating the noveldispenser package with spout member elevated.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof.

2,886,233 Patented May -12, 1959l Fig. 3 illustrates, in isometricprojection, the package tilted for removal of a cigarette therefrom.

Figs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary, side elevational views showing in detailthe operation of the spout member; and particularly, in the case of Fig.5, such operation with reference to the retention of the spout againstundue elevation.

Fig. 6 illustrates the die-cut blank from which the onepiece dispenserpackage is formed.

Referring to the drawings, the novel carton, Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive,comprises side walls 10, 11, end walls 12, 13 and a bottom wall 14-a1lof stiff stock of suitable material such as lightweight fiberboard, andare formed from a single stamping (Fig. 6) as hereinafter more fully setforth. A top wall 15 is provided but the same is not continuous, beinginterrupted, as shown, from the top of end wall 12 to afford a dischargeopening 16 for the contents, for example cigarettes 17. The contents mayreadily be ejected or, in the case of flowable material, poured bytilting the carton as is indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, after rsthaving cleared the opening 16 by elevating a closure member as the spout18 provided thereover.

This spout member is integral with a tongue member 15' as a continuationof end wall portion 13 and is secured in part to the top wall flapportions 151, 151', the unattached portion being provided with lateralwings 19, 20 of novel construction. These wings are designed to eX- tendover the corresponding side walls 10, 11 and then to pass into thecarton through respective inclined slits 21, 22 provided therein. Theouter edges of these wing elements are arcuate substantially up to thepoint of entrance into a slit when the spout is in its maximumelevation, as is indicated in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive. However, the wingelements are continued, in reduced size, as angular tooth-like,linear-edge terminations 23, 24 to check disengagement of the wings fromthe carton side walls (Fig. 5). It will be understood that if the tonguemember 15' be creased at or slightly behind the end of the underlyingtop wall portion (as is indicated at 18'), it may hinge thereat topermit elevating the spout manually for dispensing the carton contents.By depressing the same, the carton is closed against the side walls andtop (Fig. 4) so that the contents are adequately retained and protectedagainst exposure to external conditions.

The container, moreover, is readily constructed of a single piece ofstock material cut to the form illustrated in Fig. 6 and folded alongthe dash lines. Thus, the two sides 10 and 11 may be folded inwardlyabout lines 10', 11', and the front end 12 by the overlapped flaps 12',12 folded about lines 121, 121' and secured suitably to each other. Thebottom 14 is provided by turning in tabs 141, 141' and folding thereoverthe bottom aps 14', 14" about the fold lines 241, 241'.

The end wall 13, as hereinbefore noted, is continued at 15', the topwall 15 being p-rovided therewith by folding the flap portions 151, 151'at the lines 152, 152 and securing the same to each other. Since theseinfolded portions are shorter than the corresponding side walls, thedischarge opening 16 will be provided at the one end of the top wall, asshown. Tongue member 15' is likewise to be 'secured to this top portionsubstantially to the discharge opening where it is creased transversely,for example, to hinge the spout portion of the tongue member thereat.This will permit it to be manipulated over said discharge opening, asaforesaid, with the Wings 19, 20 sliding in the respective slits 2l, 22to open and to close the carton, undue opening being checked by therespective toothed elements 23, 24.

This novel arrangement results in a container of substantialconstruction and one which is readily manufactured andwith minimumwaste. It occupies, also, less assess volume than conventional cartons,and its substantially ush exterior admits of simple stacking of aplurality of these cartons.

I claim:

l. In a one-piece carton having enclosing side, end and bottom Walls: aninterrupted top Wall comprising two overlapping aps as continuations atone end of the carton of the corresponding side walls, the sameextending from the tops thereof and being of lesser Width than therespective side Walls to afford at the top end of the carton a minimumdischarge opening kextending to the correspending end Wall; and a tongue`member as a continuation of the end Wall opposite said dischargeopening having a portion secured to the top-wallforming portions and ahinged portion, when elevated, being adapted to expose the said minimumdischarge opening, said tongue member terminating in a pair of laterallyhinged Wing 4 portions, extending from the closure portion to afford aspout directed over the corresponding side walls and to t throughrespective slits therein.

2. A carton according to claim 1, wherein the tongue member is set backfrom the juxtaposed end of the discharge openinU a slight distance toretard advance of contents located behind the discharge opening.

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